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i typed a long reply buti lost it not gonna d it again here are some key points, if you have space... dead air space deadens noise above anythign else... so space between the offending wall and whatever false wall ur creating.... http://www.roxul.com/stone+wool/sound-absorbent http://www.roxul.com/residential/products/...;sound%e2%84%a2 dead spac always over insulation right against the offending wall.. and always sound proof drywall like quiet rock or try noise stop systems singapore never tried them but i may, i have usd quick rock tho back home and it works great

i found a guy but i am not ready to recomend him yet let me see how he is and i shall let you know?

ok let me start off live in Canada i am trying to hep my mother re-do her flat here. you nee to do you research online. If you do you will find you cannot apply plaster directly onto a painted surface just like that it will not last. ESP ceiling because HDB ceilings ESP old flats are known to have issues... to apply plaster onto a painted surface... depending how deep or thick the layer is gonna be..... you hae to waster blast the paint off... sand blast.... chemical peel.... wire brush or drill whatever u can think of to make a bondable surface... then treat the surfacewith a bonding agent.... this is not the same as a primer this is a special concrete type thing they brush on..... then if you have a huge issue here and the ceiling or wall layer is gonna be thick u have to apply concrete membrane drilled down this could be me non metallic or metal lath... do a google search.. a layer of slurry..... and then plaster over..... not as easy as contractors make it out to be.. why do they care after a few years any problem is your problem so... one must really do your research. I did however do mine I found: reliancenami.com and when asking him about prep before plaster this is his response: "In the wall plaster market, there are a few types of packing bags in different weight configurations. The common ones are 20 kg, 25 kg , 40kg and 50 kg. Wall plaster also comes in many grades and whiteness (common whiteness is 98% white). The Nami wall plaster is a superior grade of plaster for customers who are looking to avoid cracks, chipping ,peeling, bubbles ,fungus growth, spalding and other associated defects of plastering work. Such defects normally surfaced in common plasters after one year or two years if an additional protective coating is added to the initial base coat. Although the factory guarantee against the just mentioned defects in common plaster for a period of 10 years in China, I can only gaurantee for five years due to the high humidity in this SE Asian region. The cost of a 20 kg bag common wall plaster can range from SGD 9.00 to SGD 13.00. The Nami Wall Plaster is priced from SGD16.00 per bag for orders above 500 bags to SGD18.00 for orders below 500 bags in 20kg packing. Nami Wall Plaster main "ingredient" if I may coined this term, is stone or granite powder based. Due to its very fine nature, THERE IS NO NEED FOR YOU TO APPLY A BONDING AGENT, NO NEED TO KNOCK INTERMITTENT DENTS ON THE WALL TO ANCHOR THE WALL PLASTER, NO NEED TO DO ANY SANDING TO SMOOTHEN THE NEWLY APPLIED SURFACE, NO NEED TO WIRE BRUSH OR GRIND. YOU CAN APPLY THE NAMI WALL PLASTER DIRECTLY OVER THE PAINTWORK FOR WATER BASED PAINTS. NAMI WALL PLASTER CAN BE USED ON CEMENT DRY WALLS AND GYPSUM BOARDS AS WELL AND EVEN PLYWOOD. All these additional work cause additional money and pollution and in the end it is very messy for the occupant. The Nami wall plaster has no odour during the application , no dust during the application , no noise. This is on condition that the wall is fairly flat (HDB Flats Walls would be a benchmark). The Nami Wall Plaster is very resistant to wear eg, rubbing marks caused by swiveling office chairs in small conference rooms. This is due to the very hard structure of its stome based compound." I want to believe him so, maybe I shall give it a go ?

i quoted for a 4 room flat without the kitchen 3 bedrooms and living about 4 K

from personal experience... solid wood doors in this climate esp for bedrooms may dissapoint u.. the planks may warp... i would advise u on gettting doors that can be solid inside made from whatever who cares as long as its not hollow... and covered by one piece veneer in the front...that way theres nothing to split and warp... or u can have classic doors that are solid... people keep telling me classic doors but i have no idea what that means.... i am assuming its a basic door... but classic doors back home they are just smooth finihed primed and painted. u can choose to havve that solid.. the door frame.. the part that surrounds the door u wanna prep and it and use self adhesive 3m... rubber weather stripping and under the door.. prefer before its installed... prep it nice and smooth and add on furry strips or a rubber gasket. very easy cheap things to do but done well can really make a diff.. a solid classic door not including install should be less than 200.

soun prof drywall like quiet solutions google dont know if they have it here u suspend it with tracks like u would a false clealing and u can also fill it in with roxul or similar fire proof and sound dampening insulation. i have a guy who is supposed to come quote me dealing in somethign similar but he hasnt showed up when he does i shall let you know how it does.

it stinks something is not right somewhere smell is coming from one of those pipes i asked the hdb guy to come look at it he suggested paiting over the pipes.. i doubt the solution is that simple......

I am trying to give my mums home a lil update the toilet are VERY small I was thinking of repositioning the seat to face the door maybe that way there would be space for a concrete shower pan sort of thing ? with a parition maybe anyone did anything similar in a tiny toilet like that please do post pictures... I am out of ideas...

I sent you a message can you please provide the contacts for your grille maybe also how much u paid for the main door? THANKS !!!!!!!!

Here are some pics, anyone done this before, I would like to make my place look like back home in Canada sbut finding simple stuff like this is apparently difficult here. Would appreciate the help. By jdanielsg at 2009-09-06 By jdanielsg at 2009-09-06 By jdanielsg at 2009-09-06 By jdanielsg at 2009-09-06

<a href="http://renovation-greencoal.blogspot.com/2008_04_01_archive.html" target="_blank">http://renovation-greencoal.blogspot.com/2...01_archive.html</a> this is his blog but there is no way to contact him the links dont work. I need his help by giving me his contact for his plaster guy. THANKS guys <img src="http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/3950/06092009004e.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /> By <a href="http://profile.imageshack.us/user/jdanielsg" target="_blank">jdanielsg</a>, shot with <a href="http://profile.imageshack.us/camerabuy.php?model=6120c&make=Nokia" target="_blank">6120c</a> at 2009-09-06 <img src="http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/15/06092009.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" /> By <a href="http://profile.imageshack.us/user/jdanielsg" target="_blank">jdanielsg</a>, shot with <a href="http://profile.imageshack.us/camerabuy.php?model=6120c&make=Nokia" target="_blank">6120c</a> at 2009-09-06 Anyone who knows anything, would tell you, you cannot and should not plaster over painted walls simply like that because after a while it will crack. You have to sandblast, water blast, cemenet grind with wire brush or use a bonding agent. So I need a NON lazy plaster guy to do the job. Also I found an interesting plaster, maybe better : reliancenami.com ?

just pebble spaced between concrete right? doesnt seem to be a problem. i mean i did it, i shall take pics tonight.